On the evening of May 16, 2019, Danial Wayne Peterson, 49, was shot dead inside the Ryder Star Bar in Ryder, North Dakota, after an altercation with another patron. Surveillance footage described by the Ward County Sheriff’s Department shows Thomas Lee Huston, 32, of Makoti entering the bar, confronting Peterson and engaging in a brief physical struggle. Huston walked toward the exit, then returned, produced a handgun and fired a single shot that fatally wounded Peterson.

After the shooting Huston left the bar, went to the vehicle he had arrived in and fatally shot himself. Deputies found Huston deceased next to a parked car from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The investigation concluded the incident was a murder-suicide and authorities stated no other suspects were being sought.

If anyone was at the Ryder Star Bar that night or has information about the moments leading up to the confrontation, please share what is known.